Croagh Patrick - Quiz
Croagh Patrick
  • 1. When was the modern chapel on the summit of Croagh Patrick dedicated?
A) 20 August 1905
B) 5 July 1980
C) 12 July 1970
D) 20 July 1905
  • 2. What is the name of the group of three ancient cairns on the mountain?
A) Teampall Phádraig
B) Boheh Stone
C) Cruachan Aigle
D) Reilig Mhuire
  • 3. What is the original name of Croagh Patrick?
A) Cruachan Aigle
B) Teampall Phádraig
C) Ballintubber
D) Murrisk Abbey
  • 4. Who conjectured that the pilgrimage pre-dates Christianity?
A) The Archbishops of Armagh
B) The Mayo Environmental Group
C) Máire MacNeill
D) Paddy Hopkins
  • 5. What is the primary cause of damage to the mountain according to local people?
A) Erosion from a high number of climbers
B) Weathering from rain
C) Mining activities
D) Construction of the chapel
  • 6. What was the result of the Mayo Environmental Group's resistance to gold mining?
A) Mayo County Council disallowed mining
B) Mining was allowed under strict regulations
C) The gold seam was destroyed
D) Mining was delayed by five years
  • 7. How long is the revived Tochár Phádraig pilgrim path?
A) 10 kilometres
B) 30 kilometres
C) 5 kilometres
D) 50 kilometres
  • 8. Until what year was it traditional for pilgrims to climb the mountain after sunset?
A) 1980
B) 1970
C) 1950
D) 1905
  • 9. What does the name of the Owenwee River mean in Irish?
A) Patrick's river
B) Mountain river
C) Gold river
D) Yellow river
  • 10. How is the stone path built to combat erosion constructed?
A) Using concrete and mortar
B) Using imported gravel
C) Using iron reinforcements
D) Dry stone manner
  • 11. What is the name of the pilgrim path that starts at Ballintubber Abbey?
A) Tochár Phádraig
B) The Lughnasadh Trail
C) The Reilig Path
D) Murrisk Road
  • 12. Which festival is the pilgrimage possibly associated with according to Máire MacNeill?
A) Samhain
B) Christmas
C) Easter
D) Lughnasadh
  • 13. Approximately how many pilgrims climb Croagh Patrick each year?
A) 100,000
B) 40,000
C) 10,000
D) 5,000
  • 14. What is the significance of the year 824 in relation to Croagh Patrick?
A) The construction of the first chapel
B) The end of the pilgrimage tradition
C) The discovery of gold
D) A dispute over jurisdiction between two Archbishops
  • 15. What act of penance do some pilgrims perform while climbing?
A) Carrying heavy stones
B) Climbing backwards
C) Climbing barefoot
D) Climbing only at night
  • 16. What is the local nickname for Croagh Patrick?
A) The Pyramid
B) The Reek
C) Saint's Peak
D) The Stack
  • 17. What is the name of the village that Croagh Patrick rises above?
A) Leenane
B) Murrisk
C) Castlebar
D) Westport
  • 18. How many days is Saint Patrick said to have fasted on the summit?
A) Forty days
B) Fifty days
C) Twenty days
D) Thirty days
  • 19. What is the lower westernmost peak of the ridge called?
A) Cruachán
B) Aigle
C) Corra
D) Ben Goram
  • 20. What does the Irish name 'Cruach Phádraig' mean?
A) Holy mountain
B) (Saint) Patrick's stack
C) High mount
D) Eagle peak
  • 21. What does the name 'Cruachán' mean?
A) Devil's home
B) Stack or peak
C) Holy place
D) Eagle
  • 22. In what months does the sun appear to roll down the slope of Croagh Patrick when viewed from the Boheh Stone?
A) March and October
B) May and September
C) April and August
D) June and July
  • 23. What is the name of the hollow where Saint Patrick is said to have banished the black demonic birds?
A) Lough Na Corra
B) Aigle
C) Cruachán
D) Lugnademon
  • 24. What was the name of the female serpent that tormented Saint Patrick?
A) Lugna
B) Corra
C) Aigle
D) Boheh
  • 25. What rank is Croagh Patrick in the P600 listing of Connacht mountains?
A) Fourth
B) First
C) Second
D) Third
  • 26. Which mountain is mentioned as higher than Croagh Patrick?
A) Cruachán
B) Mweelrea
C) Ben Goram
D) Lugnademon
  • 27. What type of rock makes up the peak of Croagh Patrick?
A) Quartzite
B) Limestone
C) Sandstone
D) Granite
  • 28. What is the name of the body of water that Croagh Patrick overlooks?
A) Lough Corrib
B) Galway Bay
C) Clew Bay
D) Lough Na Corra
  • 29. When does the church currently standing on the summit date to?
A) 5th century
B) Middle Ages
C) Early 20th century
D) 9th century
  • 30. Who wrote in the 7th century that Saint Patrick spent forty days on the mountain?
A) Christiaan Corlett
B) Cromderg
C) The Marquess of Sligo
D) Tírechán
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